XHE  METROPOLIS  AMERICA: 


EW  YORK,  the  ftrst  city  in  America  and  the  second  largest  in  the  world  is  truly  a  city  of  wonders 
Three  hundred  years  ago  used  as  a  camping  ground  by  the  American  Indians.  Manhattan  Island 
was  discovered  by  Henry  Hudson  in  1609  and  the  first  permanent  settlement  was  established 
by  the  Dutch  In  1624.  and  named  New  Amsterdam.  In  1626  the  entire  island  of  Manhattan 
was  purchased  from  the  Indians  for  beads  and  trinkets  valued  at  $24.00.  The  English  took  possession 
in  i664  and  named  it  New  York. 


In  1898  Greater  New  York  was  formed  by  the  consolidation  of  Manhattan.  Brooklyn.  Bronx.  Queensboro 
and  Richmond  and  the  total  population  is  now  about  7.000.000  The  Borough  of  Manhattan  which  was 
the  city  proper  before  the  consolidation  contains  a  population  of  2%  million,  which  are  crowded  into 
a  narrow  space  about  13  miles  long  and  two  miles  wide,  containing  only  about  19  square  miles.  The 
value  of  the  land  is  now  estimated  at  $4,020,000,000.  value  of  realty  improvements  $6,075,000,000.  an 
average  of  $432,000  per  acre.  Land  in  the  down  town  district  is  worth  from  $300  to  $600  per  square 
foot. 


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New  York  today  is  a  City  of  amazing  achievements  and  boundless  enterprise,  like  none  other  on  the 
entire  globe.  Itjcontains  so  many  of  the  world's  greatest  things  that  only  a  few  of  them  can  be  men- 
tioned in  this  short  article.  In  area  New  York  is  the  largest  city  In  the  world,  in  population  it  is  exceed- 
ed only  by  one.  Here  are  located  the  world's  largest  office  buildings,  one  of  them  rising  to  a  height 
of  795  feet,  the  total  cost  exceeding  $25,000,000.  involving  unheard  of  engineering  problems.  Hotels, 
some  of  them  25  stories  in  height  and  containing  2.000  or  more  rooms,  are  rivalled  only  by  the  mam- 
moth ocean  liners  that  enter  New  York  Harbor  daily.  Here  is  the  world's  largest  University,  the  larg- 
est and  most  attractive  Theatres,  the  world  s  greatest  bridges  and  a  system  of  parks  thai  is  not  equalled 
in  either  Europe  or  America.  Broadway,  extending  from  the  Battery  to  Yonkers  traverses  the  Great- 
est Business  center  in  the  world  and  Riverside  Drive  and  Upper  Fifth  Avenue  are  the  grandest  of  resi- 
dential avenues,  along  which  are  located  superb  mansions  and  the  most  luxurious  residences  in  the 
world.    The  World  has  no  other  center  that  can  compare  with  New  York.  The  Greatest  City. 


LOW  Eli  .\L\.NI1ATTA.\  AND  EAST  lil\E\i.     1:..-  ^'.■fA'Uiix   View    ^'f         fir.a'.dal  uL-t:kt  v-i-.-.v-  >••!!;•.-  J;.  ■:  i.oud 

New  York  Skyscrapers  in  contrast  with  the  old  type  of  construction.  Over  two  billion  dollars  worth  of  skyscrapers  are  erected 
here  with  an  office  population  of  1,000,000  people.  Che  East  River  is  the  center  of  enormous  commerce  and  is  crowded  with 
vessels      all  description. 


BATTERY  PARK,  at  the  foul  ot  i;ri>ad\v;iy  facing  the  Harbor.  The  aquar;uin  contains  the  most 
complete  collection  of  Fish,  Seals,  Turtles  and  other  des^p  sea  animals  in  exi.stence.  The  "Whitehall  Build- 
ing is  the  nearest  skyscraper  to  the  Harbor,  rising  to  a  height  of  32  srorics,  410  feet.    Cost  $4,600,000. 


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Copyright  It\iiiLr  l"iiii.'rhill,  Now  York, 


AVII,I,I.\MSI!Ui;(;    III.  Ka.si    Kiv.r    Hum    U.iaruey   utul   Clinton   Sircels.   Manhattan,  to 

Croadway,  Drooklyn.  Is  u  i  (.ml  in.  cantilever  ami  suspension  bridge.  Oi>cned  Doc.  19,  1903,  cost  including 
land  24  Million  Dollars.    Crossed  dally  by  about  400,000. 


CupyrlKfH  IixiiiK  L'nderhill,  New  yotk. 


Brooklyn.  A  double-deck  suspension  Bridge  held  by  four  cables.  Length  of  Bridge  isG55  feet,  width  120 
feet,  completed  1909. 


Copyright  American  Studio,  New  York 


QUEENM.''^''    i.i.i.-.i.  I.    -  Welfare  Is. and  iro.. 

Long  Island  Citv,  is  a  great  cantilever  structure  7G36  feel  long,  clear  height  over  channel  135  leel,  height 
of  island  towers  324  feet,  begun  in  1901,  opened  March  30.  1909;  total  cost  $29,000,000. 


Cui'yrlBht  Irving  Underhil) 


uLM.li  vl,  I'nvT  oiTICE  at  8th  A  .   .     _      -  i:iiilt  over  the  tracks  and  depot 

yard.-,  of  the  I'l-niisylvania  Station  at  a  cuiiL  of  $ij.:ii)0.uon.  Mail  is  cunvcycd  ilutxi  liuiii  iIju  assorting  rooms  on  the  first  floor 
through  chutes  into  the  railroad  cars  on  tracks  in  the  basement. 


Copyright  American  Studio,  New  York 


I'KNNSVhV  A  MA    STAT  I  -  ».\.      r...  .1,^  .1,,    im..,  v  •  >  :•   ■  -i- 

blocks  betwt'f-n  Si-vcnth  and  KiKhth  Avemios,  :!lst  to  33ra  Streols.  \\hih<  the  trackaKe  covers  the  lour 
square  blocks  back  to  Ninth  Avenue.  Twin  tunnels  under  the  Hudson  River  connect  the  station  with 
New  Jersey,  throunh  which  the  trains  are  drawn  by  electric  locomotives.  The  Long  Island  H.R.  also  enters 
this  station  throuijh  tunnels  under  the  Kast  River.  The  station  was  opened  Sept.  9th,  1910,  and  cost  com- 
plete over  $100,000,000. 


Copyright  living  I'luleihili.  New  Voik 


Copyright  Irving  Underhill,  New  York. 


FIFTH  AVKM  H  AT  4  2ii(l  STKKKT.  Busiest  crossing  in  the  city,  where  traffic  is  heavy  at  all  h(»i"s  of  the  day  and  night. 
It  is  only  a  short  distance  to  the  Grand  Central  Station  and  right  in  the  heart  of  the  hotel  and  theatre  district.  The  public 
Library  stands  at  the  intersection  of  the  two  streets. 


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PHKSHINQ  SQUARE,  located  at  Park  Ave.,  and  4  2iid  St.,  named  in  honor  of  the  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  American 
Rxpedltionarjr  Forces  during  the  World  War,  is  the  site  of  a  group  of  magnificent  modem  equipped  hotels.  At  the  left  Is  the 
Murray  Hill  Hotel  (proposed),  next  to  it  the  Hotel  Belmont,  Tbe  Hotel  Biltmore  with  the  Grand  Central  Railway  Terminal 
before  it,  aod  \}3t  9p(9}  Comniodore. 


GIUVT'S  TO.M'R.  one  of  the  must  imposing  si..;,  i,  Kivcrside  Drive  overlootking  the  Hudson.  Erected  In  commenjoraUOD 
for  the  services  rendered  by  our  great  soldier  and  statevsniaii.  Gen.  Grant. 


IU\  i;i{.'-;iI)I':  DKIX  i:.  i      i    i.'..".th  street.  N.  v.    Thi.s  Diivf  bi'Lins  at  TJiul  Street  and  cxtrnds  along 

the  .slopes  and  bluffs  of  the  lliul.v:()n  Kiver  for  over  three  iniloa  to  16(tlh  Slieet.  It  is  the  honie  of  the  upper 
iOO  and  shows  the  finest  mansions  and  a|iarU\\<.'l\\  UuUS'ia  Ift  the  city.  Soldiers  and  Sailors  Monument  Is 
situated  on  Riverside  Drive  near  J>9th  Street. 


fopyrlKht  American  Studio,  N.  Y. 


BOTANICAL  MUSEUM,  in  Botonical  Gardens,  Bronx  Park,  N.  Y.  City.  Bronx  Park  lies  on  both  sides 
of  the  Bronx  River,  between  Williamsbridge  and  West  Faims.  It  comprises  a  total  area  of  66J  acres, 
250  of  which  have  been  given  to  botanical  garden  and  261  to  a  zoological  park. 


AMESICA'S  WBLOOME,  Statue  of  Liberty,  New  York  Haroor.  nere  can  be  seen  one  ot  the  migbty  ocean  liners  which  sail 
tbruUBb  New  York  Hartwr  daily.  Tbe  arrlTlog  visitor  and  the  home-coming  traveler  get  America's  Wdfeome  fruai  the  culowal 
!<tatue  of  Liberty  an  the  boat  enters  UDUer  N«!w  York  Bay. 


Published  by  WllllamsbuTK  Art  Co..  New  YorV 


Made  In  U.  S.  A. 


